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Fort Macon, Uscg Station Tide Times

North Carolina · Station 8656571 · Updated Sep 16, 2026

Fort Macon, Uscg Station runs a mean tidal range of about 3.0 ft. This month the highest water, 4.3 ft, comes on the morning of Sep 29, and the lowest, a -0.2 ft minus tide, on the afternoon of Sep 10.

Nearest gauge measuring live water level: Beaufort, Duke Marine Lab (8656483), about 1 mi away, high and low tides here run on average about 12 min earlier.

Predictedno live gauge
Next low tide 0.6 ft at 5:24 AM
Low 0.6 ft · 5:24 AMHigh 3.6 ft · 11:58 AMLow 1.0 ft · 6:30 PMHigh 2.6 ft · 12:12 AM
Predicted
Today's tides
Low tide5:24 AM0.6 ft
High tide11:58 AM3.6 ft
Low tide6:30 PM1.0 ft

Monthly tide calendar

Flood & low finder

🌊 Biggest flood tides at Fort Macon, Uscg Station this month: Sep 7, Sep 8, Sep 9, Sep 10, Sep 27, Sep 28, Sep 29, Sep 30. These spring highs push water up into the grass and over the oyster rock; prime for poling into flooded marsh for tailing reds.

🔻 Negative (minus) low tides at Fort Macon, Uscg Station this month: Sep 9, Sep 10, Sep 11, Sep 12. These drain the flats and expose the oyster rock, prime for sight-fishing and clamming.

September 2026
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1L:0.1H:3.8L:0.4H:3.1
2L:0.1H:3.8L:0.6
3🌗H:2.9L:0.2H:3.8L:0.8
4🌗H:2.7L:0.3H:3.8L:0.8
5🌗H:2.6L:0.3H:3.9L:0.8
6🌗H:2.7L:0.3H:3.9L:0.7
7H:2.8L:0.2H:4.0L:0.5
8H:3.1L:0.0H:4.1
9L:0.2H:3.4L:-0.1H:4.1
10L:0.1H:3.6L:-0.2H:4.0
11🌑L:-0.0H:3.8L:-0.2H:3.9
12🌑L:-0.0H:3.9L:-0.0H:3.7
13🌑L:0.0H:4.0L:0.2H:3.4
14L:0.2H:3.9L:0.4H:3.1
15L:0.4H:3.8L:0.7H:2.9
16L:0.6H:3.6L:1.0
17H:2.6L:0.9H:3.4L:1.2
18🌓H:2.5L:1.0H:3.3L:1.4
19🌓H:2.4L:1.1H:3.2L:1.4
20🌓H:2.4L:1.2H:3.3L:1.3
21🌓H:2.5L:1.0H:3.3L:1.1
22H:2.7L:0.9H:3.5L:0.9
23H:2.9L:0.7H:3.6
24L:0.7H:3.2L:0.5H:3.7
25🌕L:0.5H:3.5L:0.3H:3.7
26🌕L:0.3H:3.8L:0.2H:3.7
27🌕L:0.1H:4.0L:0.1H:3.6
28🌕L:0.0H:4.2L:0.1H:3.5
29L:0.0H:4.3L:0.2H:3.3
30L:0.1H:4.3L:0.4H:3.1

Best fishing times (solunar)

Major and minor solunar windows for Fort Macon, Uscg Station, peak feeding activity is around the moon overhead/underfoot (majors) and moonrise/moonset (minors). Score is the day's activity coefficient (0–100).

DayMajor windowsMinor windowsScore
Today 🌒4:23–6:23 PM
4:48–6:48 AM		11:29–1:29 PM
9:13–11:13 PM		69
Thu Sep 17 🌒5:13–7:13 PM
5:38–7:38 AM		12:26–2:26 PM
9:57–11:57 PM		56
Fri Sep 18 🌓6:03–8:03 PM
6:28–8:28 AM		1:20–3:20 PM
10:47–12:47 AM		43
Sat Sep 19 🌓6:54–8:54 PM
7:19–9:19 AM		2:08–4:08 PM
—		41
Sun Sep 20 🌓7:43–9:43 PM
8:08–10:08 AM		2:50–4:50 PM
11:42–1:42 AM		54
Mon Sep 21 🌓8:31–10:31 PM
8:56–10:56 AM		3:26–5:26 PM
12:41–2:41 AM		67
Tue Sep 22 🌔9:16–11:16 PM
9:41–11:41 AM		3:57–5:57 PM
1:41–3:41 AM		77

Predictions & observations: NOAA CO-OPS station 8656571. Solunar windows computed from the moon's position for this location. Times shown in the station's local time. Not for navigation.

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